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As iPhone and iPad growth has dwindled in recent months, Apple is dreaming bigger. And more
diversified.

The storied tech giant's signature “i” moniker may soon appear
before a broad and unexpected crop of new product categories
extending far beyond its long-rumored watches -- including cars
and medical devices, according to reports.

Not only did Apple executives meet with Tesla founder Elon Musk at its
Cupertino headquarters last spring, confirms the San
Francisco Chronicle, but the company is also said to be
dipping its toes into the healthcare realm -- specifically in
hopes of developing technology that can predict heart attacks.

While rumors have swirled for months that Apple might acquire the
electric car-maker Tesla, the reported summit between Musk
and the utmost echelons of Apple’s leadership -- including
Adrian Perica, head of mergers and acquisitions, and Tim Cook,
CEO -- suggests serious interest.

Both brands are famed for their trailblazing technology marked by
sleek design, as well as a self-owned retail model. If an
acquisition isn’t still in the cards given Tesla’s increasing
Wall Street appeal, The Chronicle speculates that the
partnership could result in an Apple touchscreen on Tesla
dashboards.

In the medical realm, it would seem as though Apple’s senior vice
president of operations, Jeff Williams, is leading the company’s
charge into mobile medical apps. Williams met with Food and Drug
Administration chiefs, and the company has also requested several
patents in the field, including technology that could potentially
unlock electronic devices by identifying unique signals from
owners’ hearts.

Finally, Apple has tapped the renowned audio engineer Tomlinson
Holman to study the noise related to blood flow so that the
company may one day develop software and sensors to predict heart
attacks, reports the Chonicle.

A tool that might identify the sound that blood makes as it moves
through clogged arteries could mark a revolutionary foray into
the medical device market, analysts said.